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My favourite winter activities have
been skiing downhill and cross- Many know the Merrill Inn in Picton, but few know about
country, but when I moved north Judge Edwards Merrill and the 2nd home he built, sometimes
of the city, several years ago, it made referred to as ‘mini-Merrill’. The owners of ‘mini-Merrill’
sense to take up snowshoeing too. had many pleasant surprises when they started renovations,
I could head out right from my resulting in an investigation into the very interesting life of
back door. No trail needed. On Judge Merrill.
snowshoes you can trek just about
Publisher Few people have the opportunity to visit Antarctica. When
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anywhere, and unlike cross-country
skiing, where a little co-ordination is fellow Rotarian, Andy Janikowski, gave a slide presentation
needed, snowshoeing is just a walk of his trip to that region, every Rotarian in the room was
in the park (and a very pleasant one awestruck, and I knew we had to share this story with others.
at that) making this a sport anyone The photographs are so visually compelling and those featured
can do. If you haven’t tried it already, in this issue are just a small showcase of the wonders of this
you may want to, after you read Janet Jarrell’s story. very special place.
Everyone loves chocolate. Cynthia Peters shows us how to The John M. Parrott Art Gallery, a public gallery located on
entertain with chocolate, using platters filled with bark and the 3rd floor of the Belleville Library building, is a hive of
truffles. The new varieties are endless and what a treat it activity, as you’ll discover. Plan to attend.
would be to explore each of them.
Winter is upon us. Enjoy the beauty and quiet of the snow.
Winter means comfort food; we asked 3 personal chefs/
caterers for their twist on old favourites. Winter also means
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Along the same theme of “small chocolate tastes”, you could also Always doing my part to keep healthy, I do indulge in a square or
do a platter of chocolate covered nuts and candies. At Mrs. B’s two of dark and routinely keep a bar in my fridge. If you have an
Country Candy in Brighton, they manufacture chocolate covered opportunity to pick up single source chocolate, it can also be an
Turkish delight, cherries, candied ginger, graham crackers, and interesting tasting platter for your guests. I’m eating my way around
even licorice. the world at the moment, tasting dark chocolate from Mexico,
Trinidad, Peru, Tanzania, and Venezuela. They really have distinct
If you prefer to serve chocolate as just a small gesture with coffee, try flavours. So far, my top choice is Peru with its strong notes of banana.
some chocolate sticks. Donini Chocolates in Belleville make finger
size chocolate sticks in milk, dark, or cappuccino. Serve one to each Another way to enjoy the taste of chocolate with your guests is with
guest on his or her saucer or include it on a small individual tasting fondue. It’s simple to prepare and is a warm finish to a cold winter
plate with some nuts, dried fruit, and a glass of port. I particularly night. Use a heavy bottom fondue pot (to prevent scorching) or
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then as The Corby Gallery. It was, and still is, the only public art
gallery in the region. The gallery has launched many an artistic career
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renowned artists’ work without having to travel to a major urban
center like Toronto or Montreal.
Winsome Lewis was the first curator of the new gallery and was
extremely passionate about the art and artists she exhibited. In the
1970s and early ‘80s, galleries such as the McMichael Gallery and the
Art Gallery of Ontario, were offering wonderful travelling shows to
public galleries. Work by members of the Group of Seven, printmaker
David Blackwood, David Milne, Henry Moore, and Toller Cranston,
were among the big names to hang in the Gallery. Internationally
renowned artists David Hockney and William Kurelek, also had their
works on display.
In April of every year, the Gallery plays host to Guided tours are offered for community
the “Art in the Schools” show, which features groups, along with school visits. If time allows,
the work of Quinte region high school students from all grades. fun and educational activities for the children are available.
Over the years, many of these students have gone on to pursue
a career in the arts. The John M. Parrott Art Gallery is open six days a week and
until 8 p.m., Monday to Thursday. Find out what is happening
The Gallery holds an extensive permanent collection of through their website at www.bellevillelibrary.com
artwork by local and contemporary Canadian artists including
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house that you own and finding a room full of family
pictures and books from the past. There is something What I found in a little over a month, thanks to a very helpful
exhilarating about discovering long forgotten stories from staff, was enough information to write a book. There is a wealth
historic Ontario. of information awaiting those curious about our Canadian and
County heritage. Most of it is found in pieces, like the pieces
My wife and I bought Judge Merrill’s house on Picton harbour of a great puzzle.
twenty-one years ago. We’ve spent most of that time renovating,
renting, and restoring the house. I can’t say that it’s been a So here’s what I found in brief:
labour of love, more like the labour of childbirth. But, like
motherhood, it’s fulfilling, to say the least. In the back of our The Merrill Family—First Settlers from New England
minds was the conviction that this venerable old house still Edwards Merrill (1841-1905) was born in Picton as the grandson
belonged to its original owner Judge Edwards Merrill, his of United Empire Loyalist and French Huguenot families. Or so
family and, in a larger sense, the County. We have felt more he thought. The genealogical and historical evidence validates
like proud custodians, rather than owners. his UEL background but not his Huguenot claim to fame.
We didn’t know much about him and certainly we didn’t know Edwards Merrill’s grandfather, Samuel Merrill (1768-1834),
about his family over the last twenty-one years – only what first arrived in Kingston from West Hartford, Connecticut,
we’d heard in conversations with County residents and read in with his father in 1788, as United Empire Loyalists. Samuel
books like The Settler’s Dream. Many think of Edwards Merrill became a successful Kingston merchant. Edwards’ father, also
as the “hanging judge,” or the one who hanged himself after Samuel Merrill (1800-1870), was born and raised in Kingston
suffering for some time with a terminal illness. But they don’t but left shortly after graduating from the Law Society of Upper
know much else and what they do know is often wrong. Canada to become the first lawyer in Picton. Edwards Merrill
was born in Picton, in 1841, the eleventh son of Samuel.
In June of this year, having finished a long year of intensive
renovations, we decided to move in and find out who Judge So what about the French Huguenot background? It’s true
Merrill and his family really were. And so I went to search for that the first American ancestor, Nathaniel Merrill, landed on
clues in the key archives in Wellington, Ameliasburg, Toronto, this continent in 1633. The family understood that the English
Merrill’s Legacy
Perhaps the most important legacy of Edwards Merrill was
best expressed in this thought taken from Anne’s Globe and
Mail obituary in 1971:
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s the long, cold Canadian winter approaches, my encourage the burning of any un-ignited gases inside the stove.
thoughts turn to sustainable ways to hunker down This has greatly improved the emissions from wood-fired
and stay warm and cozy in my log cabin. Renewable chimneys across our country. Not only will these heaters emit
energy in all forms is becoming an important part of about ninety percent less smoke, they will deliver up to one-
creating a sustainable culture. Moving in that direction can also third higher efficiency than the old parlor stove or airtight.
provide an opportunity to become more energy self sufficient. You’ll get more heat from less wood and make less pollution in
the bargain.
The most accessible renewable energy for many is wood. Some
environmentalists see wood energy as the black sheep of the With climate change and the potential of more extreme
renewable energy family because it involves harvesting trees in weather, many are also looking for a solution in case of
the process. But wood energy to a large extent is misunderstood. power interruptions or other general disruptions to our
Wood is generally considered to be a renewable fuel as it is infrastructure or fuel supplies. Because it is readily available
almost carbon dioxide neutral. Trees absorb CO_2 as they in all but urban areas, wood is the prime energy alternative
grow and when the trees mature and fall in the forest floor for emergency applications. As a result, when it comes to
they decompose there. As they decompose they emit the same alternate or backup fuel sources many people are looking
amount of CO_2 as would be released if they were burned for for an efficient wood-fired stove as a heating and cooking
heat. When we heat our homes with wood, we are tapping into appliance for their home or cottage.
the natural carbon cycle in which CO_2 flows from the air to
the trees in the forest and then back again. There is simply no Working as a writer and photographer, specializing in
doubt about the fact that wood energy does move us away from the environment and outdoor experiences, I have resided
fossil fuels, the main culprit in climate change. in hundreds of cabins and wilderness residences all over
northern Canada. All of them used wood as a fuel for both
In times gone by, friends and family would gather around wood heat and cooking. By locating a cook stove in the most lived-
stoves in homes and stores to warm the body, heart and soul, in part of the house, typically the central area consisting
through good company and heat. Today, a multi function wood
of the kitchen, living and dining rooms, it makes the space
burning cook stove is an excellent way to offset heating and
where you eat, relax and entertain the warmest in the house,
cooking costs while adding charm to your home.
while utility areas and bedrooms stay cooler. Moderately-
In the last few years, wood energy has been going through sized energy efficient houses can be heated comfortably with
a rebirth in technology with modern fire box designs that a single, well-located cook stove.
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all year round, a land scoured by katabatic winds that blow in from the
interior with a velocity of over 200 km/hr. At the end of March, with the end of the
short summer season, ice starts to form at a rate of five kilometers a day outwards
from the land mass.
This was the land that I was invited to visit last year as part of the crew of the ms
Akademik Ioffe, a Russian research vessel chartered by an Australian tour company
to explore the edges of this vast inhospitable land. I went in the capacity of ship
physician to look after the needs of my fellow passengers.
All Antarctic expeditions have to start from some point further north – the most
common departure point is Ushuaia, the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra
del Fuego and considered by most people to be the southernmost city in the world.
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south, the approach of the continent was the southern extension of the South American
announced by the appearance of more and Andes mountains. These outcroppings are,
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FEB. 26
Picton Rotary Oyster Fest
All the oysters you can eat.
Rotary fundraiser. Picton
Community Centre. For tickets
call Rick Jones 613-476-2266 or Prince Edward County’s sweetest tradition,
rick.jones@chumradio.com a self-guided two-day adventure
celebrating the arrival of spring and the
MARCH 6 first harvest of the year–maple syrup.
Guardian Angel Gala
CAS fundraiser. Sears Atrium, March 27 & 28, 2010
Belleville. For tickets call
613.962.9291 x8.
www.mapleinthecounty.ca
MARCH 13 & 14
Winter Chill Chili tent, ball hall Warkworth Maple Syrup
tournament and horse drawn Festival Juried art show, live
wagon rides. Market Square, entertainment, sleigh rides and
Napanee. Call 613.354.4290 pancakes. Park free at Warkworth
arena. Call Brenda 705.924.2955
FEB. 4
The Relevant Deborah MARCH 27 & 28
Kimmett Maple in the County Maple
Napanee Lion’s Hall Amherst syrup events at many venues in
Island. 7:30pm Price: $25.00 Prince Edward County. Sleigh ride
Purchase online at to the sugar shack for pancakes or
www.deborahkimmett.ca or maple popcorn. Enjoy a taste of
reserve at 613.389.9675 maple beer.
www.mapleinthecounty.ca
FEB. 5 -7 The best kind of trail is one
32nd Annual Snofest Marmora. that leads you to new and
Sled dog races, exhibits, food and
exciting places. The Arts Trail
lots more. www.marmora.info
in Prince Edward County is
FEB. 6 like that. Come, follow a trail
Live from the MET that leads you to 21 artists
Composer - Giuseppe Verdi and galleries dotted around
Conductor - James Levine this beautiful island.
Amelia Adrianne - Pieczonka
Gabriele Adorno - Marcello A self-guided experience,
Giordani Simon Boccanegra - Arts Trail brochures are
Plácido Domingo. Tickets: RTF available at visitor centres
Members $21.00, General $23.00. across Ontario.
Performance begins at 1:00 pm
EST. 613.476.8416 ext.28.
www.theregenttheatre.org www.artstrail.ca
Roy is the recipient of six Honorary What are you going to do about growing old? If you wanted to unlock the secrets to eternal life
Doctorates from Canadian Universities. Enjoy every moment of it. It is looking back what would you do?
He has written two books about his with pride, finding fun in each day and eagerly Try and make some impression on those around
Man Alive experiences, ‘In Search awaiting tomorrow. us or on the world in general. We live on
of Man Alive’ and ‘Man Alive the through the memories of those who come after
Human Journey’. He is the co-author How would you like to harness your excess us. To be remembered with feelings of love and
of ‘Themes for All Times’, a Grade body heat? honour is to become eternal.
12 Literature textbook. His book of I have always harnessed it romantically.
Memoirs, entitled ‘There Was a Time’, What have you not got from your life so far
describing his growing up years, has If you wanted to disappear, where would you that you hope to get?
enjoyed a long run on the Best Seller go? I’ve always wanted to play the banjo.
List. His latest book, a collection of I can’t imagine wanting to disappear. I want to
magazine columns, is entitled ‘All be seen in order to bear witness, to be heard How can you tell love is in the air?
Things Considered’. He is currently in order to motivate, to make a joyful noise in When people are laughing, respect is obvious,
working on Part Two of his memoirs. order to inspire. After 22 years on TV it’s hard and voices are gentle and encouraging.
to disappear.
Roy has just stepped down from a What magic elixir would you like to create?
7-year tenure as Citizenship Judge Why were you put on this earth? One which, when sipped, would give you
with the Department of Citizenship Likely because birth control hadn’t been the will to become involved and discourage
and Immigration. invented. passivity. Preferably with a single malt flavour.
Roy Bonisteel lives on a farm in the Who do you wish would call you? What gets you blissed out?
Bay of Quinte area of Ontario where The workmen who promised to patch my roof A baby’s smile.
before the snow came.
his family has lived for 7 generations.
What is the point of all the struggle?
To make the world a better place for everyone.
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